Winery Lieu Dit - Melon

Winery Lieu DitMelon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Melon of Winery Lieu Dit is a white wine from the region of Santa Maria Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Melon of Winery Lieu Dit in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lieu Dit's Melon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
11.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

Last vintages of this wine

Melon - 2019
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Melon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Melon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Melon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Melon - 2015
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Melon - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Melon - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Melon from Winery Lieu Dit are 2013, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Lieu Dit

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Maria Valley in the region of California
Find the Winery Lieu Dit on Twitter

The Winery Lieu Dit is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 5000 of of United States wines
In the top 400 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
In the top 3500 of white wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Maria Valley

The wine region of Santa Maria Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belle Glos or the Domaine Paul Lato produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Maria Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Maria Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, rosemary or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of allspice, menthol or bramble.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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Perception of the aromas in the mouth by the retro-nasal way.

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